Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
蔡 | 艸+11 | 𣞖 | cài sà cā ㄘㄞˋ ㄙㄚˋ ㄘㄚ | surname; species of tortoise | v5,p3282#10 | p.1055#03 | p.1164r5c02 |
琰 | 玉+8 | | yǎn ㄧㄢˇ | jewel, gem; glitter of gems | v2,p1123#08 | p.735#06 | p.897r1c01 |
別 | 刀+5 | 𠔁 别 | bié ㄅㄧㄝˊ | separate, other; do not | v1,p0328#13 | p.138#12 | p.179r4c01 |
傳 | 人+11 | 传 | chuán zhuàn ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ | summon; propagate, transmit | v1,p0208#09 | p.114#23 | p.122r2c01 |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
字 | 子+3 | 𡥜 𥤪 | zì ㄗˋ | letter, character, word | v2,p1010#02 | p.277#18 | p.398r1c03 |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 穩 | wén ㄨㄣˊ | Mixture of colours. / Decorative design. / Portray in words or pictures. / Adornment, embellishment. / External appearance. / Characters, words. / Books, works. / Confucian doctrine. / Civilian, non-military. / Drum (musical instrument). / Measure word for money. | v3,p2169#01 | p.477#01 | p.608r4c02 |
| | | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Adorn, embellish. / Conceal, gloss over. | | | |
姬 | 女+7 | 姫 㚦 | jī ㄐㄧ | beauty; imperial concubine | v2,p1049#15 | p.260#23 | p.386r2c07 |
陳 | 阜+8 | 𨸬 軙 敶 陣 陈 | chén zhèn ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ | exhibit, display; plead; surname | v6,p4136#01 | p.1353#19 | p.1424r5c01 |
留 | 田+5 | 畄 畱 | liú liǔ liù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ | stop, halt; stay, detain, keep | v4,p2537#04 | p.761#05 | p.913r4c03 |
人 | 人+0 | 𠔽 亻 | rén ㄖㄣˊ | Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence. | v1,p0101#10 | p.91#01 | p.80r2c01 |
漢 | 水+11 | 㵄 𣶔 汉 | hàn tān ㄏㄢˋ ㄊㄢ | the Chinese people, Chinese language | v3,p1713#09 | p.646#17 | p.826r5c01 |
左 | 工+2 | | zuǒ ㄗㄨㄛˇ | left; east; unorthodox, improper | v1,p0411#05 | p.325#08 | p.464r2c01 |
中 | 丨+3 | 𠁧 𠁩 塚 | zhōng zhòng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain | v1,p0028#10 | p.79#03 | p.37r4c02 |
郎 | 邑+6 | 郞 | láng làng ㄌㄤˊ ㄌㄤˋ | gentleman, young man; husband | v6,p3770#08 | p.1271#12 | |
將 | 寸+8 | 𤕭 𢪇 将 畺 | jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ | Take. / Use. / Push forward. / Drive. / Help, support. / Help financially. / Advance, go forward. / Carry out, execute. / Follow. / Comply, submit. / Do, carry out. / Accompany, see off. / Transmit. / Express. / Offer (as a sacrifice). / Look after, raise. / Protect. / Strong, robust. / Long time. / Carry, lead. / Side, beside. / Will, about to. / Close to, almost. / How? / Preposition: with. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: or, otherwise. / Connective: if, supposing. / Particle used after a verb. / A kind of insect. | v4,p2375#10 | p.294#16 | p.434r1c03 |
| | | jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ | Command troops. / Military commander. / Appoint as military commander. | | | |
| | | qiāng ㄑㄧㄤ | Please, humbly request. / [Onomatopoeia] | | | |
| | | zāng ㄗㄤ | Female sheep. | | | |
邕 | 邑+3 | 雍 | yōng yǒng ㄩㄥ ㄩㄥˇ | former or literary name for Nanning (in Guangxi) | v6,p3754#04 | p.1268#06 | p.1335r4c02 |
之 | 丿+3 | 㞢 | zhī ㄓ | Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning. | v1,p0043#01 | p.82#04 | p.47r2c02 |
女 | 女+0 | 女 𠨰 | nǚ ㄋㄩˇ | Woman, female. / Unmarried woman. / Weak and small. | v2,p1023#23 | p.254#22 | p.376r1c02 |
| | | nǜ ㄋㄩˋ | Marry off. | | | |
| | | rǔ ㄖㄨˇ | Same as 「」 rǔ ㄖㄨˇ: Second person pronoun: you. | | | |
少 | 小+1 | | shǎo shào ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ | few, less, inadequate | v1,p0561#02 | p.296#20 | p.442r4c01 |
聰 | 耳+11 | 聡 聦 聪 | cōng ㄘㄨㄥ | intelligent, clever, bright | v4,p2795#01 | p.969#06 | p.1085r2c01 |
惠 | 心+8 | 恵 𦻇 𢡘 𢞯 ① 僡 | huì ㄏㄨㄟˋ | favor, benefit, confer kindness | v4,p2309#10 | p.391#19 | p.535r1c01 |
秀 | 禾+2 | | xiù ㄒㄧㄡˋ | ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful | v4,p2589#04 | p.849#03 | p.987r2c01 |
異 | 田+6 | 異 𢄖 异 | yì ㄧˋ | different, unusual, strange | v4,p2540#05 | p.763#18 | p.916r1c02 |
年 | 干+3 | 秊 𠫺 | nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ | year; new-years; person's age | v1,p0037#06 | p.340#01 | p.483r6c01 |
六 | 八+2 | 六 陸 | liù lù ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ | number six | v1,p0241#09 | p.127#01 | p.154r5c01 |
歲 | 止+9 | 亗 𡻕 𢧁 岁 嵗 歳 | suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ | Planet Jupiter. / Year. / Time. / Age, years-old. / Harvest. | v2,p1443#20 | p.577#02 | p.738r6c05 |
夜 | 夕+5 | 亱 𡖍 𠙑 𠙇 | yè ㄧㄝˋ | night, dark; in night; by night | v1,p0285#01 | p.246#18 | p.341r4c01 |
鼓 | 鼓+0 | 皼 𩉲 皷 鼔 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | drum; beat, top, strike | v7,p4763#01 | p.1526#01 | p.1566r4c01 |
琴 | 玉+8 | 𨪖 𨫹 𤫍 珡 𩰔 | qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ | Wooden stringed musical instrument, originally with five strings, later seven. / To plant, grow (ancient dialect). / Burial mound (ancient dialect). | v2,p1119#07 | p.735#11 | p.897r1c05 |
弦 | 弓+5 | 絃 | xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ | string; hypotenuse, crescent | v2,p0993#07 | p.357#31 | p.501r2c03 |
絕 | 糸+6 | 𢇍 𠤉 绝 | jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ | cut, sever, break off, terminate | v5,p3396#04 | p.922#04 | p.1041r6c02 |
第 | 竹+5 | | dì ㄉㄧˋ | sequence, number; grade, degree | v5,p2959#09 | p.881#04 | p.1009r4c04 |
二 | 二+0 | 贰 弍 貳 | èr ㄦˋ | two; twice | v1,p0002#01 | p.86#01 | p.58r6c01 |
故 | 攴+5 | | gù ㄍㄨˋ | Cause. / State of affairs. / Event, incident. / Plot. / Old. / Past, original. / Death. / On purpose. / Originally. / Hence, thus. | v2,p1453#05 | p.469#25 | p.601r5c01 |
斷 | 斤+14 | 𣂢 𠜷 𠝅 㫁 断 | duàn ㄉㄨㄢˋ | sever, cut off; interrupt | v3,p2028#13 | p.480#35 | p.618r6c06 |
一 | 一+0 | 弌 壹 | yī ㄧ | one; a, an; alone | v1,p0001#01 | p.75#01 | p.1r1c01 |
而 | 而+0 | | ér ㄦˊ | Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle. | v4,p2810#01 | p.961#18 | p.1080r2c03 |
| | | néng ㄋㄥˊ | Same as 「」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as 「」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent. | | | |
問 | 口+8 | 𠳅 问 | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Ask, inquire. / Investigate, look into. / Inquire after, give regards to. / Interrogate, question. / Visit (another states). / Research, investigate. / Give, present with. / Tell. / Sound. / Same as 「」 wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Reputation, fame. | v7,p4284#03 | p.195#10 | p.279r3c03 |
四 | 囗+2 | 𦉭 肆 | sì ㄙˋ | four | v1,p0710#16 | p.216#22 | p.294r6c01 |
偶 | 人+9 | | ǒu ㄡˇ | accidentally, coincidently; an idol | v1,p0190#03 | p.112#01 | p.119r4c02 |
得 | 彳+8 | 𢔶 䙷 𢔨 | dé ㄉㄜˊ | Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as 「」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as 「」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank. | v2,p0828#03 | p.367#31 | p.513r6c02 |
耳 | 耳+0 | | ěr ㄦˇ | Ear. / Handles on either side of an object. / Ear-shaped object. / Hear, hear it said. / Connective: and. / Modal particle: just, only. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. | v4,p2783#01 | p.965#05 | p.1081r3c03 |
吳 | 口+4 | 呉 虞 𡗿 𡗾 吴 | wú ㄨˊ | one of warring states; surname | v1,p0595#08 | p.179#04 | p.258r6c01 |
札 | 木+1 | 箚 | zhá ㄓㄚˊ | letter, note; correspondence | v2,p1153#01 | p.509#11 | p.667r5c01 |
觀 | 見+18 | 覌 𥍊 𥸑 𥷯 观 | guān guàn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄢˋ | see, observe, view; appearance | v6,p3677#05 | p.1138#14 | p.1231r6c04 |
風 | 風+0 | 𠙊 𠙈 凬 飌 檒 风 | fēng fěng fèng ㄈㄥ ㄈㄥˇ ㄈㄥˋ | wind; air; manners, atmosphere | v7,p4480#01 | p.1411#01 | p.1483r6c02 |
知 | 矢+3 | 𢇻 𥎿 | zhī ㄓ | Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of. | v4,p2581#02 | p.824#01 | p.955r5c02 |
| | | zhì ㄓˋ | Wisdom. | | | |
興 | 臼+9 | 㒷 兴 | xīng ㄒㄧㄥ | Get up, arise. / Rise up, appear. / Create. / Establish, set up. / Advocate. / Move, start moving, raise (an army). / Do. / Select, pick out. / Collect. / Flourish, prosper. | v1,p0253#09 | p.1005#05 | p.1113r4c01 |
| | | xìng ㄒㄧㄥˋ | Like, appreciate. / Metaphor. / One of the six literary styles in the Book of Poetry. | | | |
亡 | 亠+1 | 亾 兦 | wáng wú ㄨㄤˊ ㄨˊ | death, destroyed; lose, perish | v1,p0279#05 | p.88#03 | p.75r6c04 |
國 | 囗+8 | 圀 國 囗 囶 𢧌 䆐 囯 国 | guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ | nation, country, nation-state | v1,p0720#09 | p.219#16 | p.303r4c02 |
師 | 巾+7 | 𠵀 𠦵 𢂖 𩇱 师 | shī ㄕ | Unit of 2500 soldiers. / Troops in general. / The masses. / Teacher. / Take ... as one's teacher. / Model, example. / Follow, mimic, learn from. / Specialist, expert. / Official, chief. / Lion. | v1,p0740#02 | p.331#35 | p.475r3c05 |
曠 | 日+15 | 昿 𣊥 旷 | kuàng ㄎㄨㄤˋ | extensive, wide, broad; empty | v2,p1539#17 | p.501#24 | p.648r1c03 |
吹 | 口+4 | 龡 | chuī chuì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄔㄨㄟˋ | blow; puff; brag, boast | v1,p0593#03 | p.179#13 | p.262r5c01 |
律 | 彳+6 | 律 | lǜ ㄌㄩˋ | statute, principle, regulation | v2,p0821#01 | p.366#17 | p.510r5c04 |
識 | 言+12 | 𧨺 识 | shi shì shí zhì ㄕ· ㄕˋ ㄕˊ ㄓˋ | recognize, understand, know | v6,p4019#16 | p.1181#17 | p.1255r4c01 |
南 | 十+7 | 𡴖 𡴟 | nán nā ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄚ | south; southern part; southward | v1,p0065#02 | p.157#05 | p.217r3c01 |
不 | 一+3 | 不 𠀚 𠙐 | bù ㄅㄨˋ | Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...? | v1,p0011#06 | p.76#15 | p.30r1c01 |
| | | fǒu ㄈㄡˇ | Same as 「」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question. | | | |
| | | fū ㄈㄨ | Sepal of a flower. | | | |
| | | pī ㄆㄧ | Same as 「」 pī ㄆㄧ: Large. | | | |
| | | bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | Show disdain for. | | | |
競 | 立+15 | 竸 誩 竞 | jìng ㄐㄧㄥˋ | contend, vie, compete | v4,p2717#02 | p.873#22 | p.1006r1c03 |
由 | 田+0 | | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | Do, carry out. / Cause to happen. / Unite. / Complete, realize. / Go through, pass. / Carry out orders, do as asked. / Follow. / Accord with. / Cause. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: from. / Preposition: to, with. / Appoint, employ. / Rely on, make use of. / Evidence, proof. / Go along with, listen to. / New growth of a tree around dead wood. / Recovery, revival. / Like, similar to. / Still, yet. / Naturally, by itself. | v4,p2524#02 | p.757#01 | p.910r2c01 |
| | | dí ㄉㄧˊ | Road. / Method, way. | | | |
此 | 止+2 | | cǐ ㄘˇ | This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then. | v2,p1438#03 | p.574#10 | p.735r4c01 |
言 | 言+0 | 訁 𢍗 𢍬 | yán ㄧㄢˊ | Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning. | v6,p3936#01 | p.1146#01 | p.1236r5c03 |
何 | 人+5 | | hé ㄏㄜˊ | Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent. | v1,p0130#04 | p.98#15 | p.97r2c04 |
| | | hē ㄏㄜ | Criticize, condemn. | | | |
| | | hè ㄏㄜˋ | Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden. | | | |
足 | 足+0 | 疋 𤴕 | zú jù ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ | foot; attain, satisfy, enough | v6,p3686#01 | p.1221#17 | p.1287r6c03 |
也 | 乙+2 | 𠃟 匜 | yě ㄧㄝˇ | Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. | v1,p0050#05 | p.84#04 | p.55r1c01 |